New reviews and commentaries, 9 March 2006

Genome of an epidemic community-acquired MRSA. Enright MC (2006) Lancet 367, 705-706. Comment on research showing how genetic information passes between staphylocci and implications for human infections; see also The importance of knowing the genomes of pathogens. Editorial (2006) Lancet 36, 704.

Genetic susceptibility to coronary artery disease: from promise to progress. Watkins H and